Hello Group, I have pulled this information from two different CNNA books to prepair for my test... basically my study notes. One book arrees with this information and the second book disagrees. I leave it to a jury of many to resolve or provide some new insight. The information that is in conflict is whether the "merge" and 'replace' statements are correct. =================================================== - show running-config or write term [not required on switches as NVRAM automatically updated] - show startup-config or show config - erase startup-config or write erase - copy running-config tftp [router prompts for information; cmd not used for switches] - copy nvram tftp://<host|ip address>/filename.cfg [cmd does not prompt for information ------ merge replace ------- |ram |<------------------------------------------------>|nvram| ------ ------- /\ /\ merge \ / replace \ / \ / \ / \ replace -------- replace / \------------>| tftp |<-----------------/ -------- Note: "ram" is only one that is "merge" =================================================== _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]